Government and politics in Harju, Estonia: official figures
Voters in Harju County elected 384 councillors to 16 municipal councils on 19 October 2025.
What was the turnout in Harju County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Harju County was 60.9% in the 2025 local elections, 6th highest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 280,523 of 460,531 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Harju County?
The Centre Party was the most-voted national party in Harju County in 2025 with 33.0% of the vote, ahead of the Social Democrats on 14.5%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Harju County?
Of the 384 council seats in Harju County in 2025, parties won: the Centre Party 83, Isamaa 55, the Reform Party 44, the Social Democrats 28, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 19; other parties 16, local election coalitions 139 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 11.6% of the vote in Harju County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 47.8% of the votes cast in Harju County in the 2025 local elections were cast online (i-voting), compared with 45.6% nationally. Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
How Harju compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Harju ranks 6 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jogeva | 61.9% |
| 4 | Voru | 61.3% |
| 5 | Polva | 60.9% |
| 6 | Harju | 60.9% |
| 7 | Tartu | 59.5% |
| 8 | Valga | 58.3% |
| 9 | Viljandi | 56.8% |
Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Harju ranks 4 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiiu | 58.2% |
| 2 | Tartu | 50.0% |
| 3 | Saare | 49.5% |
| 4 | Harju | 47.8% |
| 5 | Laane | 45.3% |
| 6 | Viljandi | 45.1% |
| 7 | Rapla | 44.7% |
Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) (2025)
Harju ranks 15 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Voru | 31.0% |
| 10 | Jarva | 28.6% |
| 11 | Valga | 27.0% |
| 12 | Polva | 25.5% |
| 13 | Tartu | 23.2% |
| 14 | Hiiu | 19.9% |
| 15 | Harju | 11.6% |
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Sources
- State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: election results by administrative unit (RESULTS.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 164ef897d42d…)
- State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: voter participation by county and municipality (POSTELECTION_PARTICIPATION_INFO.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b17199acf16…)
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